Saint Waldetrudis, abbess of Mons, were the daughters of Saints Walbert and Bertilia.

According to the Roman Martyrology, Saint Barsimaeus was the third bishop of Edessa from SaintJude.

Saint Bathildis is generally pictured as a crowned queen or nun before the altar of the Virgin, two angels support a child on a ladder (the ladder implies the pun échelle-Chelles) and also the vision she is said to have had at her death.

The stories of the saints were recorded in the literature from the earliest time, and an iconographic convention suggests that this recording was somehow significant to their sanctity, as saints are so often depicted holding a book; a sort of medieval ID card of sainthood.

Although the images and altars to the saints were accessible to the laity, the martyrologies and legendaries, or works of saints' lives, were largely confined to the literate clergy, as they were produced in Latin.

The official saints of the church were ratified by their inclusion in the written works of the church and interpreted for the laity by the clergy.

Canonization of Saints An outline of the history and the processes of beatification and canonization as it existed in 1952.

New Evangelization with the Saints In this article from L'Osservatore Romano, Archbishop Edward Nowak, Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, explains the large increase in beatifications and canonizations in the last 20 years.

Saints are not freaks or exceptions, they are the standard operating model for human beings.

Leon Bloy said "there’s only one tragedy, not to be a saint." If I persevere I wouldn't be surprised to spend so long in purgatory that they name a room in honor of me. They could tell newer residence to have hope and use me as an example.

I was once involved in an interesting conversation about the quote "there’s only one tragedy, not to be a saint." I was at a Sisters of Mercy convent having dinner and talking with a girl who was discerning whether or not she should become a sister.

Of course you want to be a saint!" And she replied with "oh yeah, otherwise I'd be in Purgatory!" And I said "well, no, souls in Purgatory eventually go to Heaven, it's the souls who don't make it even to Purgatory who never become saints.

Besides, the Church prays to the saints, as, for example, in the solemn Litany of the Saints.

The Church's teaching on the invocation of the saints is thus defined by the Council of Trent.

If the angels make intercession for us, certainly the saints, who are united to us by the bond of a common human nature, and by the supernatural bond of the Communion of Saints, have the same power and the same privilege.

A "List of saints" article should answer the question "Who are the saints?", just as a List of famous Canadians article should answer the question "Who are famous Canadians?" The answer to that question should be qualified with which church or churches recognize a person's sainthood; that's part of the answer to that question.

The Buddhist arhat could be translated "saint" but is most frequently an epithet of Gautama himself and doesn't appear to be used in an equivalent manner; that would be bodhisattva which does not translate to "saint" at all.

List of canonizedsaints is patently inappropriate, as not even all those on the list as it stands were formally canonized.

Canon norms regarding the procedure to be followed for causes of saints are contained in the Apostolic Constitution 'Divinus Perfectionis Magister,' promulgated by John...

Prompted by the continual insistance by one of our "separated" brothers in Christ that it is wrong to ask the saints to pray for us, I have decided it worthwhile to post an explanation of why we, as Catholics, pray...

Townsend Library Saints and Iconography(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)

An exhaustive list of Saints and Angels, with detailed information about each, sponsored by Catholic Online.

Saints' lives portion of the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies, an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of fellow instructors and serious students.

Authors are held to high standards of accuracy, currency, and relevance to the field of medieval studies.

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Devotion - Patron Saints(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)

Saints are men and women who have lived their lives (and very often gave them up freely) in such a way as to be rewarded with the Kingdom of God.

The road to being officially recognized by the Church as a saint in a long one.

Based on the course of their lives and the circumstances surrounding them, some of the saints serve as "patrons" of certain peoples, places, things, and occupations, as they intercede for us before God.

Be earnest always to be in union first with the Lord and then with the saints; that after death they also may receive you as known friends.

It is important that the communion of persons in the family should become a preparation for the communion of saints. This is why the Church both believes and proclaims the love which endures all things (1Cor13:7); Everyone is called to love, including spouses and families.

In the past the Catholic Church had declared that certain deceased people are Saints or Blessed.

To determine which Saint's Feast Day is celebrated or commemorated in the Mass, according to the 1962 Missal, on a specific date see our Calendar.

Since 1962, the Church has changed or deleted some of these Feast Days, and the last column indicates whether this Saint's Day was unchanged (same), changed (new date listed), or no longer celebrated (no longer).

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Patron Saints list and information(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)

The baptismal saint took on a special meaning akin to a guardian and protector.

It was expected that the person baptised would become familiar with their patron saint, model themselves after the saint's life, and pray to them for protection and guidance.

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